Dinner Tonight

Salsa Chicken

I took a McCormick's Receipe and made it my own by adding more to it. God, I LOVE that I'm good at this! Now that I'm cooking so many different receipes, I can now read receipe, think about how they would taste in my mind...and then think...but what else would make it "pop" "be better" or more often than not...what veggies can I hide in this so I feel like I'm getting a serving of veggies too. It's true. I love simpe skillet meals that focus around chicken and ground beef, but you really do have to think about veggies too. I like making them "a part" of the dish as opposed to a "side item"-then they are a part of th flavor, and lets face it...easier to EAT! :) This receipe is a great example. The original one only called for tomatoes. That was it. So I added onions, and green peppers. I would think that would elementary...doesn't salsa come with those ingredients too sometimes!? I was surprised they weren't part of the orginal receipe!

Here's my version:

1 lb of cut up skinless breast of chicken

1 envelope of McCormick Mild Taco Seasoning

1 can of diced tomatoes (undrained, you'll want the juices in the dish) (for a spicier kick...use "chilli seasoned" diced tomatoes)

1 medium onion (diced up)

1 big or 2 little Green Peppers (diced up)

1/2 Cup of Peach Preserves (or orange marmalade if you prefer)

Few shakes of Orange Stir Fry Sauce (no stir fry sauce? Then use a little bit of juice from a mandrian orange can) (leave it completly out if you rather have a "true salsa taste"...a like a hint of sweet in there)

Served over Rice

Heat up skillet with two tuns of olive oil in the pan, once heated add diced up chicken and cook until chicken is cooked through...then add the taco seasonings, stir and stir until it gets all over the chicken...it will look clumpy on there...don't worry, the tomato juices will even it out.

Add the can of tomatoes, stir it up...then add the onion and green pepper ...when the mixture gets good and hot...add the peach preserves, stirring again until the preserves are liquid throughout the dish....I then added a few shakes of Orange Stir fry sauce for a "sweet citrus salsa" taste

Cook rice as the package intructs and serve the mixture over it!

Thank me later.....LOL! :)